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CMMC assessor training expected in late summer
The professional training needed to carry out assessments for the Defense Department's unified cybersecurity standard for contractors won't kick off until later this summer.
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Biden's first budget ups cyber and tech spending
The Biden administration released its $6 trillion fiscal year 2022 budget proposal on Friday, including $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending across federal agencies.
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Clearance reciprocity still a policy issue despite better tech
The backlog of security clearance investigations has continued to drop from a 2018 high of 725,000 to 200,000, but agencies continue to struggle with reciprocity issues.
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Army wants teleworkers to switch off smart IoT devices
The Army announced it would require all military, civilian, and contractors to rid their telework environments of internet of things devices, such as smart TVs and speakers.
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DHS to issue new pipeline security regulations after Colonial attack
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said the new guidance for pipeline security will be issued in the coming days.
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Accelerating information availability to support mission-critical decisions
Because of the scalable design, object stores can hold almost endless amounts of data for long periods of time whether collecting performance and maintenance data from a jet fighter or planning logistics for materiel distribution.
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Software and startups top priorities for DOD tech chief pick
Heidi Shyu, who previously served as the Army's assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, debuted her priorities to modernize the military with a strong emphasis on software during her Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on May 25.
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Questions loom over who will pay for the cyber EO mandates
New marching orders for agencies and technology vendors in the Biden administration's new cybersecurity policy need to be supported in the budget, industry reps say.
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DOD oversight report tracks pandemic spending
A recent inspector general report looks at contractors who received COVID-19 reimbursement under a $1 billion allocation in the CARES Act.
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Would CMMC compliance block a SolarWinds-style attack?
At a Senate hearing on Defense Department cybersecurity, lawmakers wanted to know whether a program aimed at hardening the security of the defense industrial base would thwart supply chain attacks.
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Is it time to test the limits -- and potential -- of expanding CMMC?
Calls for a certified baseline of cybersecurity seem to increase with every cyberattack. Is the CMMC model the right template for a universal and independently verifiable way to protect supply chains?
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Moving toward zero trust: Protecting data as a strategic asset
Obtaining visibility from endpoint to cloud and protecting critical data assets in real time are two of many approaches to adopting advanced zero-trust capabilities in the Defense Department environment.
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Inside Raytheon's four-year blueprint for growth
Portfolio transformation efforts are largely in the rear-view mirror for Raytheon Technologies, which is now turning toward what the defense giant is calling "operational transformation" of its internal muscle and external pursuits of defense and government business.
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Huawei cloud, services gain toehold in developing countries
A May 17 report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies identified 70 deals in 41 countries between Huawei and foreign governments or state-owned enterprises.
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CMMC board adds new training head, board members
Melanie Kyle Gingrich will take over training daily operations for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body as the vice president of training and development.
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CISA chief: cyber order will 'stretch the system'
The executive order, which was published Wednesday night, contains deadlines for CISA, the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of Management and Budget and other agencies to begin reworking the government's cybersecurity with some timelines as short as 30 days from its signing.
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Biden's cyber order lays foundation for securing government
The Biden administration’s long-anticipated cybersecurity executive order lays the groundwork for modernizing cyber defenses and protecting critical services from attack by improving incident response and information sharing between the public and private sectors.
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Audio masking is portable RF shielding’s missing ingredient
The combination of signal shielding, audio masking and visual blocking of smartphone signals, microphones and cameras effectively recreates a sensitive compartmented information facility for a single mobile device.
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Democratizing AI for DOD: Seizing a competitive advantage
The U.S. and its allies must do more to build an AI-capable workforce and transform the Defense Department’s culture to embrace artificial intelligence.
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